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House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat
(Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Representatives passed
a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White
House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures
aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the
Great Depression.
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Amazon Q2 net profit doubles, sales up 41 percent
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday
quarterly net income doubled on a 41 percent rise in revenue,
helped by higher operating profit margins.
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Fed says price pressures gain, growth slackens
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States faced increasing
inflationary pressures in recent weeks amid slowing economic
growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, as it described
conditions in some areas as "grim," "morose" or "bleak."
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Pulte Homes second-quarter loss narrows
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pulte Homes Inc posted a
smaller quarterly loss on Wednesday, but said buyer confidence
remained shaky.
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Wall Street rises on oil drop, housing plan optimism
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday as financial
shares climbed on optimism about a rescue plan for mortgage
finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and as the price
of oil fell.
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Waiters pick up part of LongHorn's labor costs
(AP)
AP - With the cost of everything from air conditioning to whipped cream rising, many restaurants have been raising prices. LongHorn Steakhouse is passing on part of the tab to its servers.
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Premium Booster 1.3.0.119 |
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Premium Booster will cure your Windows by detecting errors causing misfunctioning of your programs and eliminating them. In just few mouse mouse clicks you will get a rejuvinated Windows as the program will quickly repair all found issues and optimize your system settings. The program is easy to use and doesn't require any specific skills to achieve good ... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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RocketDock |
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RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha-blended application launcher that is similar to ObjectDock. RocketDock renders quickly like MobyDock, has the visual sharpness of Y'z Dock, and the stability that neither seem to possess.It is compatible with every dock skin format we are aware of. In fact, if you have a skin that doesn't load properly, send it to ... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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TimePanic for Windows and Pocket PC 2.0 |
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TimePanic is a time tracking solution that comes with a Windows and with a Pocket PC application. Both applications can be synchronized via ActiveSync.
At the simplest level, TimePanic can replace your notepad that you use to write down when you arrive in the morning and when you leave in the evening.Even for this very basic form of time tracking, Time... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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ScreenRest 2.0.0 |
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ScreenRest is a straightforward and easy-to-use application which reminds you to take regular rests from your computer. Using ScreenRest gives you complete control over how often, and how long, you wish to rest.You have the choice of being reminded to take rests at fixed intervals, or having your keyboard and mouse usage monitored to determine when it is... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Auto Power-on Shut-down 2.10 |
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An easy to use application that allows you to control your computer resume from power-off state (hibernation) or wake up your computer from sleep mode (stand by).Features:Allows you to control your computer auto start up and work in appointed time. It can wake your computer at specified date/time, even if the system has been closed in hibernation.Allows y... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Alt-Tab Thingy 3.4.0 |
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If you are not familiar with the Alt-Tab task switcher in Windows, it's a keyboard short-cut (hot-key) to enable fast switching between applications/windows. This feature has been in Windows since Windows 3.0 and is largely unchanged since Windows '95!Alt-Tab Thingy is a replacement to add brand new features to help you switch tasks faster and more effici... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows XP] |
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12Ghosts QuickStart 8.11 |
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Mr. 'Q' of the application launchers. Unlimitted hotkeys and tray icons for each entry. Open programs, documents, websites, and special system folders like StartUp or SendTo, specific control panel pages, and even registry keys in RegEdit.With a variety of unrelated functions: quick resolution changing, shutdown or logoff, remove formatting from clipboard... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Apis Ceratina 2.0 |
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Intelligent software to record, replay and schedule keyboard and mouse activities. With Apis, you don't need to learn any programming language. Apis system monitors activities such as creating and showing windows and drop-down menus, starting applications. It also monitors the position of windows on the screen. Auto fill hundreds of business forms, dialog... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Print Tools for Outlook 1.7.6 |
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A Microsoft Outlook add-in for printing incoming and outgoing messages and/or attachments. Being an action for Rules it can print the messages automatically without even opening them. It prints documents from ZIP and RAR archives and allows you to specify the file types to print. The handy Print Wizard helps you to print selected items or specify the rang... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Easy MP3 Cutter 2.3 |
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Have you been recording your college lectures all day long and would like to have history apart from sociology, but do not know how? Or do you have one of those long and weighty live recordings of your favorite band's show, and you want to email just a part of it to your friend? Have you been capturing some streaming audio and now have no idea how to brea... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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